It's been a bit over two weeks now since I ordered all the parts for my 1300 watt stand-up scooter project.
Most of the parts arrived within a few days of the initial order. I have a nice little cache building up in the den of all the shiny new parts.
But the motor... the motor did not show up. I checked my order confirmation emails and found that I had received an email about the motor saying, "Your order has been sent to the warehouse for processing."
I waited, each day watching as delivery trucks drove past my house without stopping. I waited, each evening pulling up the web site showing the motor just so I could gaze at it wistfully. The weekend came, but the motor didn't.
One day, midway through the second week, I forgot to watch vigilantly. It was a busy day, I was preoccupied, I was distracted. Suddenly, I realized I hadn't been watching for the delivery trucks. My motor could be here, out on my porch, just waiting for me to open the door and pick it up! I gasped and ran to the door swinging it wide... but there was no motor on the porch waiting for me to pick it up. The porch was empty. The porch was empty.
Another weekend came, and the motor still didn't.
Finally, I went back to the web site from which I'd ordered the motor. I found that there was a status next to my order that said, "Processing." I then found a note that said that the motor was on back-order and there was no expected date of delivery.
WHAT?!
I turned red in the face all the way up to the top of my bald head. I got up and walked to the living room then marched back and sat down in front of my computer again.
Amidst a flood of good old American self-righteous indignation, I canceled that order. And it felt good!
It took a few minutes for me to realize that I had no motor, that no motor would be showing up, that I had to find another motor for this project. (sigh) Asearching I went, to find me a motor that would fit my needs.
I never did find one that had the shaft-size I needed. And I couldn't find a 6000 watt beastie either, at least not for a reasonable price. So, I ordered a 2800 watt one; since I'm only planning to push 1300 watts anyhow, it's still way overkill. And I ordered a new front sprocket to fit the shaft of the new motor I ordered. Great.
Now imagine my surprise when the motor showed up on my porch The Next Day.
Right. So, I got the parts, I'll take some pictures and throw them up.
Most of the parts arrived within a few days of the initial order. I have a nice little cache building up in the den of all the shiny new parts.
But the motor... the motor did not show up. I checked my order confirmation emails and found that I had received an email about the motor saying, "Your order has been sent to the warehouse for processing."
I waited, each day watching as delivery trucks drove past my house without stopping. I waited, each evening pulling up the web site showing the motor just so I could gaze at it wistfully. The weekend came, but the motor didn't.
One day, midway through the second week, I forgot to watch vigilantly. It was a busy day, I was preoccupied, I was distracted. Suddenly, I realized I hadn't been watching for the delivery trucks. My motor could be here, out on my porch, just waiting for me to open the door and pick it up! I gasped and ran to the door swinging it wide... but there was no motor on the porch waiting for me to pick it up. The porch was empty. The porch was empty.
Another weekend came, and the motor still didn't.
Finally, I went back to the web site from which I'd ordered the motor. I found that there was a status next to my order that said, "Processing." I then found a note that said that the motor was on back-order and there was no expected date of delivery.
WHAT?!
I turned red in the face all the way up to the top of my bald head. I got up and walked to the living room then marched back and sat down in front of my computer again.
Amidst a flood of good old American self-righteous indignation, I canceled that order. And it felt good!
It took a few minutes for me to realize that I had no motor, that no motor would be showing up, that I had to find another motor for this project. (sigh) Asearching I went, to find me a motor that would fit my needs.
I never did find one that had the shaft-size I needed. And I couldn't find a 6000 watt beastie either, at least not for a reasonable price. So, I ordered a 2800 watt one; since I'm only planning to push 1300 watts anyhow, it's still way overkill. And I ordered a new front sprocket to fit the shaft of the new motor I ordered. Great.
Now imagine my surprise when the motor showed up on my porch The Next Day.
Right. So, I got the parts, I'll take some pictures and throw them up.
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